LCK In The News

"Awareness and research into the impact of Long Covid on young Scots is needed as a matter of urgency, according to parents, doctors and campaigners."
"Helen Goss, who represents the [LCK] charity in Scotland, says the attitude that Covid is not serious in children is allowing victims and their families to fall through the cracks."

As time goes by, the shortage of resources available to help has left many sufferers feel they’ve been left to cope alone on the sidelines.

Schoolgirl Lilly Winwood is just one of many people yet to have a referral about her symptoms. Having first caught Covid in October 2021, it was her second bout of the disease in February this year which has left the 12-year-old, with no previous underlying health conditions, debilitated.

Fiona Wilson’s son Luca caught Covid-19 in March, at the age of 14. He was bright, happy, smart and funny, she said – now he was a shell of his former self.
The Ministry of Education said it did not hold any data on the number of students off school with long Covid. “We don’t currently have a clear picture on how many Kiwi children are actually suffering – there are no published studies looking into long Covid in New Zealand children,” a spokesperson said.

Long Covid is now estimated to affect 2 million people in the UK, and almost 145 million globally... Those affected have to cope with both the physical symptoms and the psychological strain of having an illness that is not yet well understood and does not have well-established treatments.
Dylan, 10, "It felt like the doctors did not believe me, which made me really sad."

“I am certainly not asking for schools to be closed, I understand the need to keep them open, particularly for vulnerable and underprivileged children. All I am asking for is for mitigations to be re-introduced, as recommended by the WHO, to reduce transmission"